Footwear



S. D. FAIRWEATHER.

` FOOTWEAR. AFUCATION FILED NOV. 6 HHB- Patented Feb. 24,1920.

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FOOTWEAR Specication f Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 24, V1920.

Application led November 6, 1918. Serial No. 261.336.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, SYLvEsTER DAVIDSON FAIRWEATHER, a subject of theKingof the United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Ire# land, and residing atNewburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Footwear, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in footwear and consists in theformation of a boot or shoe in such wise that the metatarsophalangealjoint of the big toe, all the toes.

themselves, the outer part of the sole of the foot, and the heel, shallrest on one plane, parallel to the surface on which the sole of the bootor shoe rests; the heel and the forward portion of the sole of the bootor shoe being co-planar and the intermediate portion of the inner sidepart of the foot-supporting surface of theboot or shoe being proximateconformity with the arch at the inner side of the foot. i

In a boot. orshoe so formed the heel por-V tion and the sole portionwhich supports the ball of the foot are of practically the samethickness and may be comparatively7 rigid. The intermediatearched'portion of the `sole under the arch of the foot should possess ayThe sole and metallic spring may7 if de? sired, be curved to iit theanteriortransverse arch of the foot; such additional. curvaturev is notnecessary, however. Y

For the purpose ofthe present specification the term sole is employed toinclude any leather which underlies the arch of the foot; in practicethe upper leather may be brought under the arch when great iieXibilityisdesired, the actual sole leather being cut narrower accordingly.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention as embodiedin av boot, Figure l is an elevation of the inner aspect of the leftboot. Fig. 2 is a vertical.v

section of the outer side of the saine.v Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionthrough the arched portion of the sole,

As shown inthe drawings the heel portion l and the sole portion 2' onwhich rest the toes and the ball of the foot Vare co-planar and l-ofpractically the same thickness so that the metatarso-phalangeall jointof the big toe, all the toes, the outer part of thesole of the foot Vandthe heel shall rest in one Vplane parallel to the ground. 3 vdenotes the`4L denotes the spring above referred to. The

innerA edge of the boot or shoe is preferably straight so that the bigtoe may be inline with the `inner side of the arch. l

Footwear suoli as described and shown may be of leather or of any othersuitable material, with or without theincorporation of spring met-alreinforcement.

What I claim is l. A boot or shoe formed as described and having alfootsupportingsurface for. the metatarso-phalangeal joint of the big toe,vthe toes themselves, the outer part of the sole of the foot, and theheel all in one plane which is parallel to the tread or outer surface ofthe sole of the boot or slice, the 'tread surfaces ofthe heel and theforward portion of the sole of the boot or shoe being coplanar, and theintermediate portion of the inner side part ofthe shoe being arched orcurved in approximate conformity with. the arch at the inner side of thefoot 2. A boot or shoe formed as described and having a foot supportingsurface for the metatarso-plialangeal joint of the big toe, the toesthemselves, the outer partof the sole of the foot and the heel all inone plane which is parallel to the tread or outer surface of the sole ofthe boot or shoe, the tread surfaces of the heel and the forward portionof the sole of the boot or shoe being coplanar, and the intermediateportion of the inner side part of the shoe being arched or curved inapproximate conformity with the arch at the inner side ofthefoot,`combined with an arched metallic spring curved to conform to thearched portion of the sole so as to reinforce the same.

In testimony whereof vI have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. Y v

SYLVESTER DAVIDSON FAIRWEA'IHER. Y

Witnesses:

HENRY MASON, kAmqui WATT.

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